CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"

CORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"

Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...

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New CEO ready to turn around Nissan

New CEO ready to turn around Nissan

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.

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Lawson's first cash register-free store

Lawson's first cash register-free store

Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...

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CORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred

CORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred

35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...

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Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo

Warner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo

Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.

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Cashless payment at Japan's post offices

Cashless payment at Japan's post offices

Cashless payment is accepted for the first time at post offices in Japan, starting with 65 branches. Japan Post plans to...

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Arrest warrants for Ghosn and 3 Americans

Arrest warrants for Ghosn and 3 Americans

Tokyo district prosecutors obtain arrest warrants for former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn and 3 U.S. citizens who ...

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Conveyor belt sushi for foreigners

Conveyor belt sushi for foreigners

A conveyor belt sushi shop targeting foreigners opens in Tokyo.

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Ghosn's trial in Japan virtually stops

Ghosn's trial in Japan virtually stops

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's trial in Japan has virtually stopped after the defendant fled to Lebanon, and two ...

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Boat commuting in Tokyo

Boat commuting in Tokyo

A boat-commuting experiment is carried out in Tokyo in hopes to ease train congestion.

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